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  • Should Ukraine take the war into Russia? May 26, 2023 10:00 AM IST

    Should Ukraine take the war into Russia?

    A better approach than crossing over into Russia might be simply to cut Crimea, which Putin annexed in 2014, from Russian supply lines.  With luck, Putin would at that point decide that he’s had enough and grudgingly enter peace negotiations. But if Putin came under military pressure in Russia proper, he could go to any extreme

  • In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones May 15, 2023 07:46 PM IST

    In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones

    Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader's Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine's request for Western fighter jets.

  • In Pics: Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 12 April 28, 2023 04:24 PM IST

    In Pics: Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 12

    Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early on April 28, killing at least 12 people in a barrage of missiles and drones that hit as Kyiv prepares an expected counteroffensive. The deadly attack included a strike on a residential building and came days after the leaders of Ukraine and China spoke by phone, with Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly advocating peace negotiations.

  • Data company Palantir to help Ukraine prosecute alleged Russian war crimes April 23, 2023 10:41 AM IST

    Data company Palantir to help Ukraine prosecute alleged Russian war crimes

    The data that Palantir's software will process relates to allegations of unlawful killing, rape, torture and destruction in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country more than a year ago.

  • Will Xi, Won’t Xi: China is talking peace, but is it going to stop helping Putin skirt sanctions? April 08, 2023 10:45 AM IST

    Will Xi, Won’t Xi: China is talking peace, but is it going to stop helping Putin skirt sanctions?

    Macron canoodled with Xi across China, sipped tea, spoke of world peace, and sold 160 Airbus airplanes. But nothing substantive was achieved regarding the Ukraine war, other than stale Chinese state-speak.

  • World food prices fall for 12th month running in March: FAO report April 07, 2023 02:04 PM IST

    World food prices fall for 12th month running in March: FAO report

    A combination of ample supplies, subdued import demand and the extension of a deal allowing the safe export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea contributed to the drop, FAO said.

  • In Pics: Japan's Kishida meets Zelensky, visits massacre site March 22, 2023 12:15 PM IST

    In Pics: Japan's Kishida meets Zelensky, visits massacre site

    Japan's Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on March 21 during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo's emphatic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion.

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin: See Pics March 20, 2023 06:51 PM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin: See Pics

    Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on March 20 for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were to discuss Beijing's propositions to stop the fighting in Ukraine, as the Chinese leader arrived Monday for a landmark visit with his counterpart in Moscow.

  • Vladimir Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied Ukraine territory March 20, 2023 02:52 PM IST

    Vladimir Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied Ukraine territory

    Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Mariupol, the Kremlin said on March 19, his first visit to territory captured from Ukraine since the start of Moscow's invasion. The visit triggered an angry reaction from Ukraine, with a presidential aide blasting its "cynicism" and "lack of remorse".

  • Russia Ukraine Conflict: Who bombed the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September and why? March 12, 2023 01:03 PM IST

    Russia Ukraine Conflict: Who bombed the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September and why?

    Washington alleged that the bombings were the work of Moscow. Moscow pointed its finger at Britain and the United States. Germany, Denmark and Sweden set up a joint investigation, but refused to allow Russia to participate. Some sections say pro-Ukranian groups did it.

  • Front line shifts in Russia’s and Ukraine’s battle for Bakhmut, analysts say March 12, 2023 08:38 AM IST

    Front line shifts in Russia’s and Ukraine’s battle for Bakhmut, analysts say

    Britain’s defense intelligence agency said that Russian forces had taken control of most of Bakhmut’s east, but advances farther west might be challenging.

  • What lessons does the Ukraine conflict have for Business? March 01, 2023 10:41 AM IST

    What lessons does the Ukraine conflict have for Business?

    Businesses have been given a crash course in geopolitical risk and its implications for supply chains, inflation, interest rates and investment in the last one year  

  • In Pics: Ukraine President Zelensky pledges push for victory on war anniversary February 24, 2023 06:37 PM IST

    In Pics: Ukraine President Zelensky pledges push for victory on war anniversary

    “We fiercely fought for every day. And we endured the second day. And then — the third,” Zelensky said. "And we still know: every tomorrow is worth fighting for.”

  • A year of Ukraine war: Russia is among the most sanctioned countries in the world, take a look February 23, 2023 12:27 PM IST

    A year of Ukraine war: Russia is among the most sanctioned countries in the world, take a look

    Russia became the world’s most-sanctioned nation after the country's invasion of Ukraine, surpassing Iran, Syria and North Korea. One year into the war, it continues to be one of the most sanctioned countries.

  • Ukraine has become a proxy war between Russia and the West: Venkatesh Varma, former Indian ambassador to Moscow February 24, 2023 04:38 PM IST

    Ukraine has become a proxy war between Russia and the West: Venkatesh Varma, former Indian ambassador to Moscow

    Varma feels that the current stalemate in the war will be broken with Russia gaining the upper hand.

  • A year of Russia-Ukraine war: 10 iconic pictures defining the conflict February 22, 2023 12:31 PM IST

    A year of Russia-Ukraine war: 10 iconic pictures defining the conflict

    The war in Ukraine has become synonymous with horrific suffering and destruction, but also with fierce courage and unprecedented solidarity. Here are 10 iconic pictures that tell the story of the first 12 months of the conflict

  • Russia says 63 soldiers killed by Ukrainian strike in Donetsk region January 02, 2023 07:59 PM IST

    Russia says 63 soldiers killed by Ukrainian strike in Donetsk region

    One Russian pro-war military blogger known as Rybar, who has more than one million subscribers on the Telegram messaging app, said more than 100 people had been wounded in the strike and that rubble was still being cleared.

  • Ukraine shot down 12 of 20 Russian missiles: army December 31, 2022 08:06 PM IST

    Ukraine shot down 12 of 20 Russian missiles: army

    Russia "launched more than 20 cruise missiles... Our air defence destroyed 12 cruise missiles," Ukraine's commander-in-chief General Valeriy Zaluzhny said on social media.

  • In phone talks with PM Modi, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy seeks India's support for his 'peace formula' December 26, 2022 09:30 PM IST

    In phone talks with PM Modi, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy seeks India's support for his 'peace formula'

    The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Modi requested that the Ukrainian authorities facilitate arrangements for the continued education of the Indian students who had to return from the east European country earlier this year.

  • In Ukraine, Christmas lights defy darkness of war, and children ask for peace December 25, 2022 11:12 PM IST

    In Ukraine, Christmas lights defy darkness of war, and children ask for peace

    This year, decorations are hardly visible in Ukrainian cities

  • Putin insists he is open to talks, as air-raid sirens sound across Ukraine December 25, 2022 09:25 PM IST

    Putin insists he is open to talks, as air-raid sirens sound across Ukraine

    “We are ready to negotiate with all the participants in this process about some acceptable outcomes, but this is their business — it’s not we who refuse negotiations but they,” Putin told an interviewer on state television in Russia.

  • Putin says West aiming to 'tear apart' Russia December 25, 2022 05:22 PM IST

    Putin says West aiming to 'tear apart' Russia

    "At the core of it all is the policy of our geopolitical opponents aiming to tear apart Russia, the historical Russia," Putin said.

  • Free for a month, Kherson still toils to clear Russian traps December 11, 2022 03:04 PM IST

    Free for a month, Kherson still toils to clear Russian traps

    In the meantime, painstaking efforts go on to establish a better sense of normalcy, like clearing the mess and mines left behind by the Russians, in tough wintertime weather.

  • Ukraine conflict spurs some Russians to seek Kalashnikov training December 06, 2022 02:48 PM IST

    Ukraine conflict spurs some Russians to seek Kalashnikov training

    Neither Russia nor Ukraine give up-to-date numbers on losses, but tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides are estimated by the U.S. military to have been killed or wounded.

  • U.S., France vow to hold Russia to account on Ukraine December 02, 2022 03:21 PM IST

    U.S., France vow to hold Russia to account on Ukraine

    In a bid to reduce the money available for Moscow's war effort, the European Union tentatively agreed on Thursday on a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil, according to diplomats.